Character

皇

huáng HSK 6

皇 huáng HSK 6

1. monarch; emperor
2. (lit.) great; grand; magnificent
3. (lit.) honorific title for deceased ancestors
4. a surname
5. ancient variant of "遑" and "惶"

Words using 皇 as huáng (5)

1 皇帝 huáng dì — emperor HSK 6
- 皇 imperial, sovereign
- 帝 emperor, supreme ruler
Example

秦始皇是中国第一个皇帝。

Qín Shǐ Huáng shì Zhōng guó dì yī gè huáng dì

Qin Shi Huang was China's first emperor.
2 皇上 huáng shàng — Your Majesty HSK 7
- 皇 emperor, imperial
- 上 above, superior (honorific suffix)
Example

皇上今天很高兴。

huáng shàng jīn tiān hěn gāo xìng

Your Majesty is very happy today.
3 皇后 huáng hòu — empress HSK 7
- 皇 imperial, emperor
- 后 empress, queen consort
Example

皇后在宫中享有很高的地位。

huáng hòu zài gōng zhōng xiǎng yǒu hěn gāo de dì wèi

The empress enjoyed a high status in the palace.
4 皇室 huáng shì — royal family HSK 7
- 皇 imperial, royal, relating to the emperor or monarch
- 室 house, family, household or lineage
Example

英国皇室成员参加了庆典。

Yīng guó huáng shì chéng yuán cān jiā le qìng diǎn

Members of the British royal family attended the ceremony.
5 皇宫 huáng gōng — imperial palace HSK 7
- 皇 imperial, emperor
- 宫 palace
Example

我们昨天参观了皇宫。

wǒ men zuó tiān cān guān le huáng gōng

We visited the imperial palace yesterday.

Structure & writing

皇 huáng — monarch; emperor

皇 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 7

凰 huáng the female phoenix (see 凤凰); a legendary bird symbolizing good omen 煌 huáng bright; glowing

consists of

1 白 bái — white (color like snow or milk, opposite of black)

白 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

百 bǎi hundred (the number 100) 的 de structural particle used after an attributive: ① general modifier before a noun ② possessive modifier ③ attributive is a person's name or pronoun, head noun is a role or identity ④ head noun combines with a preceding verb to express an action, attributive is the object of that action

HSK 3

怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 拍 pāi to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object 泉 quán spring water

HSK 4

貌 mào appearance, looks

HSK 6

皇 huáng monarch; emperor 迫 pò to compel; to force

HSK 7

伯 bó uncle (father's elder brother) 卑 bēi low; lowly 帕 pà small square cloth for wiping hands or face; handkerchief 柏 bǎi cypress tree, an evergreen with scale-like leaves and cone fruits; hard wood used as building material 泊 bó to moor a boat; to dock

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皂 zào black (color) 皆 jiē all; everyone 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 粕 pò dregs left over from brewing wine 舶 bó large oceangoing vessel 魄 pò the corporeal soul (in superstition, the spirit attached to the body)

2 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler

王 is a component in 33 characters

HSK 1

玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)

HSK 3

丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer

HSK 4

琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature

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珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic

HSK 6

呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor

HSK 7

噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)

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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade

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